Wilson Ramos, New York Mets
wRC+ through April 30th: 67
wRC+ through May 1st: 125
Ramos entered Wednesday’s action with 100 wRC+, which is exactly average. It’s been a bit of a roller coaster with regard to him getting there, though, as we can see from the above numbers.
The biggest red flag for the veteran backstop was a lack of power. Through his first 99 plate appearances, he had collected just three extra-base hits (two doubles, one homer), which sussed out to a .056 ISO. He posted a decent 36.0% hard-hit rate, but it was accompanied by a Desmond-like 62.7% ground-ball rate. What was more telling was his fly-ball rate — it was 17.3% at the end of April, which also included a 15.4% infield-fly rate.
In the 133 plate appearances that have followed, Ramos has posted a much better .186 ISO on 10 extra-base hits (six homers, four doubles). Interestingly enough, though, his batted-ball profile hasn’t changed much. His hard-hit rate has decreased (32.3%), his soft-hit rate has increased (21.9%), and his ground-ball rate is essentially the same (62.5%).
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